Sunday, 25 October 2009

Vanilla & Raspberry Mini Cheesecakes

Well, here it goes, this recipe was so yummy and easy, I thought I'd share it with you all! Thank You to my darling hubbie for trying the first one. I also had the pleasure of meeting Dawn-Elizabeth Rudd who joined me for a coffee and a chat and tried this pretty little cupcake. Dawn offers lifestyle workshops, one a week in her old vicarage kitchen in Shirley, Derbyshire, so we had quite a lot in common. I'll include the link to her website and you can see which event you'd like to join her for. But, I digress, back to the recipe!

1 preheat oven to 130 C2 line muffin tray with cases, silver or pink would be lovely3 beat together cheese & sugar4 Gradually add eggs, whisk till combined5 Scrape seeds from vanilla pod, add to cheese mix& combine well6 pour cream into saucepan, bring to boil on medium heat7 add chocolate to cream & mix well until all melted, stir well8 add chocolate cream to cheese mix and stir until no lumps9 chop half of your berries and place those into cases10 pour cheescake mix over berries, fill to just under the rim11 bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until set but a little soft in the middle, they remain pale in colour12 cool to room temperature, place in fridge overnight13 serve with 1 or 3 raspberries on the top of each & a sprinkle of icing sugar

NB you could use mixed berries, a punnet of each raspberries, blueberries & blackberries, or use frozen mixed summer fruit for inside the cup cases, and fresh raspberries for the tops

We've enjoyed 2 batches of these in our household of 2 adults, so I can assure you, they are delicious. I think they look very feminine, very elegant and work perfectly with afternoon tea, or as an easy to prepare in advance and quick to serve dinner party dessert

I'd love to know what you think of my first blog recipe share...please leave me a commentThanks ;o)

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Charlotte moved back home to Derbyshire in 2004, and had a little girl a year later. Since being diagnosed with Coeliac disease in 2008, she has been frantically baking in order to still eat her favourite cupcakes, and she hit on a winner of a recipe! Try for yourself